Human Resources

Sime Darby Plantation recruiting labour from prisons, rehab centres

We try to employ anyone we can who would be appropriate to take on the local role, says CFO by…

4 years ago

Fresh grads expected to earn less

Fresh graduates entering the labour market are significantly more likely to enter ‘non-graduate’ jobs due to job scarcity by HARIZAH…

4 years ago

Job losses surpass 67,000 as at end-July

Workers in Selangor accounted for about 30% of the unemployment figure with 19,914 cases pic by RAZAK GHAZALI THE number…

4 years ago

More people actively looking for a new job in next 12 month – survey

by BERNAMA/ pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL THE 2020 COVID-19 Labour Pulse Survey by Randstad has revealed that more than…

4 years ago

Manpower situation to strengthen after RMCO

by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THE manpower situation in the country is expected to further strengthen in the second half…

4 years ago

RM5.2b has been distributed under Wage Subsidy Programme – Saravanan

by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THE Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) has distributed RM5.2 billion under the PRIHATIN Wage Subsidy Programme…

4 years ago

Penjana HRDF initiative offers 20,000 job opportunities

The initiative has formed a JV with 10 organisations and associations representing their industries to provide job business opportunities by…

4 years ago

Amazon to offer sick pay to ill and quarantined hourly workers

by BLOOMBERG Amazon.com Inc. will offer sick leave to hourly workers quarantined or diagnosed with the disease caused by the…

5 years ago

Call for higher retirement age elicits mixed views

Increasing retirement age to 65 could raise the unemployment rate of the younger generation by LYDIA NATHAN/ pic by MUHD…

5 years ago

Human Resources Ministry proposes 7 amendments to Employment Act 1955

by DASHVEENJIT KAUR/ pic by BERNAMA THE Human Resources Ministry has proposed seven amendments to the Employment Act 1955, including…

5 years ago

Moratorium on Bangladesh workers could be lifted next month

by BERNAMA/ pic by BERNAMA THE moratorium on migrant workers from Bangladesh is expected to be lifted next month at…

5 years ago

More skilled workers needed to meet demand

While Malaysia is expected to reach a high-income economy, the real challenge is how to make the younger generations motivated…

5 years ago

Malaysia, Japan to boost digital economy pact

Digital technologies are creating a borderless world market in which industrial processes will soon become obsolete, says Dr Mahathir by…

5 years ago